Speaking at a gathering with business activists and investors in Kermanshah Province, western Iran, on Thursday morning, the president honored the memory of the “martyrs of service.”

Addressing recent hostile comments by U.S. President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia, Pezeshkian stated, “We seek peace, not war. The are the warmongers.”

He also said that Iran strives for peace and stability within the country and with its neighbors, including Azerbaijan, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. “We seek brotherhood and equality.”

As part of his visit to Kermanshah Province, President Pezeshkian met with local entrepreneurs and inaugurated four major industrial, infrastructural, and agricultural projects.